Service difficulty report · Connector · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 2, 2012
Submitted
August 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3959
Aircraft time
3,890 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
2,554 hours
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fire Warning
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, HAD A FLICKERING ENGINE FIRE LIGHT. REMOVED CONNECTOR ON ENGINE DECK, CLEANED WITH CONTACT CLEANER, SUSPECT MOISTURE, APPLIED STABILANT TO CONNECTOR REINSTALLED CONNECTOR. FIRE LIGHT FLICKED 2-3 TIMES AGAIN. APPLIED STABILANT TO CONNECTOR. FOUND MOISTURE AGAIN IN CONNECTOR PLUG ON ENGINE DECK. CLEANED, PERFORMED CHECK FLIGHT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RELOCATED TO AIRPORT AND PILOT AGAIN REPORTED FIRE LIGHT ON START UP. CLEANED ALL TERMINALS AT FIRE DETECTORS, CHECKED CONTINUITY OF FIRE DETECTORS NO DEFECTS NOTED PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND CHECK FLIGHT, NO DEFECTS NOTED PILOT RETURNED AND CONFIRMED THE PILOT HAD RETURNED TO BASE WITH NO FIRE LIGHT REPORTED.